We're hosting Will Harlan, author of Untamed, tonight at our Monthly Meeting. If you've ever been to Cumberland Island, you'll want to learn more about this book! See you there at 6:45pm at Sandy Creek Nature Center. #ORAS#untamed#cumberlandisland

New kiosk sign for one of our Spring 2016 grant awardees, South Jackson Elementary School Nature Trails. Audubon education materials will be there soon! Details about birding the trails will be in the January edition of our newsletter, Yellowthroat. #ORAS#exploreathens

Have you been into the Georgia Museum of Natural History at UGA? The good folks there are giving us a free tour (with food & drink) of their storage annex next week. You'll get to see all the specimens that aren't on display! It's free and everyone is invited! Link in bio. #exploreathens#ORAS#naturalhistory >>
Photo: UGA

Look what we found in the Flagpole...an ad for Vulture Fest! Vulture Fest is this Saturday. Free bird walk, music, & education activities at the ACC Landfill. This is the most exciting day of the year to take out the trash! #ORAS#getoutside#exploreathens#vultureculture

Get your fill of birding & history at our Oconee Hill Cemetery bird walk this Sunday. Over 100 acres of meadows and woodlands along the North Oconee River. Plenty of birds in this open space near downtown Athens. #ORAS#getoutside
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Scoped out some mist netting opportunities with the UGA Bird Banding Coop this morning. Stay on the lookout for opportunities to come watch and help with bird banding later this month! #ORAS#NOCA#getoutside#mistnetting

Check out the concert Oconee River Land Trust is putting together! Buy a ticket and bring friends! All proceeds will help the Oconee River Land Trust fulfill its promise to permanently protect land for present and future generations. #athensga#musicforgood

We're daydreaming about being outside birding at the State Botanical Garden here in Athens. It's prime time for migration. >>
Come to our bird walk this Saturday (8/17, 8am) at the State Botanical Garden. It's free! #ORAS#migration#athensga
Photo: Tommy Jordan

First bird walk of the fall season is tomorrow (Saturday, 9/10) at Sandy Creek Nature Center at 8am. Weather will perfect for catching a glimpse of some migrating songbirds. #ORAS#getoutside#athensga#migration >>
Bonus: The walk will be over by the time the #dawgs hit the field!

Join us for our Monthly Meeting at 6pm on Thursday, September 1 at the UGA Odum School of Ecology. • FREE to all!
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Enjoy Dr. Maria Whitehead's presentation (7pm) about swallow-tailed kite conservation in the southeast. We'll also have a silent auction, snacks, and drinks. Don't miss out! #ORAS#birdconservation